This machine was last overhauled in February 1955, and last turned out Crepe silk, probably dress material.
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One of the former sanitorium common rooms. Its interior is at the end of one of the wards and is lined with glass brick.
A classic Eveready, borrowed from Herb’s office.
I wish I knew what has become of this great one-of-a-kind sign that used to brag how many days the Clyde Iron factory has gone without a serious accident. Update: It’s hanging in one of the smaller venue spaces behind the bar.
Looking up to the second floor of the Nitrating House, where cotton would be soaked in nitric acid. These brought cotton into the building.
Allouez had already suffered one major fire. It didn’t need another–especially under Dock 1’s wooden approach.
Atop Elevator ‘M’, formerly Cargill ‘O’.
The mill itself is one giant room sectioned into levels–more catwalks than concrete. Here you can see the evaporators and have a sense for the miles and miles of pipes that zigzag through the plant.
Between elevators, a single tree has taken root. I think it’s growing out of a rail grade, so the seed might have fallen off of a train.
Lit by the glow of St. Paul’s West Seventh bars, highlighted by the cool blue of the sleepy section of South Side. This castle-like tower can be seen for miles around town; a Landmark at the brewery that brewed a brew by the that name.